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Sunday 18 August 2024PGA TourYear in Review
Matsuyama wins FedEx St. Jude Championship
TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 August 2024 · Hideki Matsuyama’s win no. 10 on the PGA Tour · purse $20,000,000 USD · FedEx · first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs; no cut
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 11 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R136°/22°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 21 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/25°C · wind 12 km/h SW, gusts 43 · 0.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R335°/24°C · wind 12 km/h WSW, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/23°C · wind 15 km/h NW, gusts 42 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Xander Schauffele USA · 265started nine shots behind and shot a bogey-free 63 to post the clubhouse target Hideki Matsuyama avoids collapse and rallies to win FedEx Cup playoffs opener (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- Viktor Hovland NOR · 265took the lead with a birdie on 16, then failed to save par from a bunker on 17 and missed a 9-foot birdie putt on 18 Hideki Matsuyama avoids collapse and rallies to win FedEx Cup playoffs opener (AP via CBS Sports recap)
70 started
Same week
PGA Tour event
FedEx St. Jude Championship
TPC Southwind, TPC Southwind, Memphis, Tennessee
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Hideki Matsuyama
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
18 August 2024
I felt today's victory slipping away at that point because 17 and 18 are difficult holes enough, let alone to birdie them
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
18 August 2024
He just never seemed to let it get to him. It was really impressive
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
18 August 2024
I've tried hard for 10 years, and it's a great feeling of satisfaction. To finally be able to have done it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hideki Matsuyama | 65 · 64 · 64 · 70 | 263 | −17 |
| T2 | Xander Schauffele | 66 · 69 · 67 · 63 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Viktor Hovland | 70 · 63 · 66 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| 4 | Scottie Scheffler | 66 · 65 · 69 · 66 | 266 | −14 |
| T5 | Sam Burns | 67 · 63 · 70 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| T5 | Nick Dunlap | 67 · 65 · 66 · 69 | 267 | −13 |
| T7 | Wyndham Clark | 68 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T7 | Robert MacIntyre | 67 · 66 · 70 · 65 | 268 | −12 |
| 9 | Denny McCarthy | 66 · 63 · 72 · 68 | 269 | −11 |
| T10 | Séamus Power | 67 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T10 | Billy Horschel | 68 · 65 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1992-02-25, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan; JPN; turned pro 2013; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 10; majors to date: 1; world No. 12 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the FedEx St. Jude Championship (2024 week 33), OWGR player profile API).
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